Chapter 183 Desert Survival Day 28 (1) Let me take you through...
Huabie, Location: Maze Forest (03) Progress 55%.
Seeing his position, Yu Miaomiao subconsciously used the low-level ability selection card to select the "system interface is only visible to myself" ability.
But there was no one around her...why should she worry about others seeing her looking at the flowers in other places?
She felt confused for a moment, but still did not choose to display the current interface. Even though she had a strange feeling, she did not investigate it in detail.
When choosing abilities yesterday, there were still five options. In addition to the four that were the same as before, there was one more ability that allowed me to check the location of group members. Looking at the description on the ability card, it was the same ability as the "Not Short of Money" ability.
She felt that the other abilities were no longer important to her.
For example, the exchange of basic materials can be solved through auction houses and shops;
Resource search progress has accelerated. She's already upgraded her resource search to Advanced, the top level, and has already reached full progress, so there's no need to select this ability. She can now search once an hour. Near the base, there's water, high-quality sand, and even a small piece of plastic, but she has no plans to mine it yet, preferring to focus on exploration.
If she checked the personal panel's values, if the person was on the list, she would naturally know their level through the leaderboard. If they were not on the list, they would definitely be lower than hers, so she would not use it.
As for group members checking their locations, if she could see others', others might also be able to see hers. To be on the safe side, she didn't want to join a stranger group.
So after all, it seems that "System interface is visible only to myself" is the most practical. One day she might meet other people, or even go to an adventure site with people, and she can use this function to hide her name.
After waiting for a long time, I didn't get a reply from the other party, but instead another acquaintance sent me a temporary message.
"Iris: Good morning. When you're free, tell me. Have you been to Devil's Bend? Have you come across a path covered in red mangroves?"
Seeing this message, she felt suspicious. Why would Iris care about that row of trees? Iris's ranking on the leaderboard hadn't been updated in a few days. Was she not exploring, or was she stuck? Could those little monsters have some other secret, or had Iris heard those words?
"Meow Meow is not short of water: Well, those red trees will drop fruits and then turn into small octopus monsters. I passed by."
"Iris: Have you touched those little monsters? Did you hear the system voice coming from your head?"
It turned out that Iris cared about this. Yu Miaomiao felt that there was nothing to hide, so she told the other party. It was also a good opportunity to see if Iris knew anything.
During the back-and-forth questioning, she couldn't help but sigh that Iris was really meticulous.
Ever since Iris first discovered that the little monsters could transmit single-word messages, she had carefully observed the situation of this row of trees.
There are 490 mangroves growing on the ground.
Yu Miaomiao was very surprised to hear this exact number. She didn't expect that Iris could count them one by one.
And the total number of treasure chests is exactly 49.
These are all related to the number 49 or 7.
But Iris heard more than one word. Almost every little monster would trigger a sound when touched, but all the sounds were repeated seven times.
The number of treasure chests and trees reminds the survivors that these sounds form a sentence that is a multiple of 7.
The reason Iris asked Yu Miaomiao was that she was not sure whether the order of the seven words was random or the same for everyone.
Yu Miaomiao only touched two words, the "no" at the beginning and the "yes" she heard at the end. Putting them together in the order recorded by Iris, they became "Don't give up, you will succeed."
The reason Iris wanted to confirm this is that these seven words can also be arranged into "If you can't succeed, give up."
When Yu Miaomiao heard that Iris had spent several days just to figure out what these words meant, she was a little confused. Was it worth it?
"Iris: If the place we live in is destined to be a place of no return, then what is the point of all my efforts?"
"Iris: If the Restoration of World Order card is destined to be a scam by the game designers and those snooping around, then everything I'm doing right now is just a performance to please others. I can't even see the one I love one last time, and yet I'm putting on a show for everyone else. It's completely worthless."
Looking at these two sentences of Iris, many fragments flashed through Yu Miaomiao's mind.
In order to make "Your Lie in April" feel better, "I Love Mochi" gave all his belongings to her.
There is Lie in April seeking justice for I Love Mochi, working hard to build a base to fight against Chen Qiang and Qi Jintao.
There are also people in the world who work hard from dawn to dusk to survive, to collect supplies, to explore, to make friends, and to share hardships.
There are also Api and Lulu who are constantly adventuring and fighting against bad guys.
There are also every scene of myself in the past 28 days since I came here, the initial hesitation and cautiousness, and the three times I visited the Devil's Bend yesterday, and the warm life clips with Xiaoguai.
If everything turns out to be in vain, is all the effort worth it?
Everyone is moving forward with time. No matter what the road ahead holds, if this period of survival and the rest of her life are just struggles and performances, these are the twenty-eight days in which she truly tried to live.
She...became stronger, and the worst result was that she became a better person.
Whether these are worth it or not should be decided by her, rather than the unknown doomsday defining her value in these 28 days.
"Meow Meow is not short of water: Haven't you fought the final boss of Devil's Bend yet?"
"Iris: Well, I want to understand what this expedition is really about. If no matter how hard I try, I won't succeed and I have to give up, then there's no need for me to risk killing monsters anymore. I might as well just give up."
Yu Miaomiao didn't know what Iris had experienced in the past few days, and she actually had the same thoughts as Hua Bie before.
This doomsday system is really powerful. It only needs to reveal a little information, or even just make these strong people feel that they are being spied on, and their "Dao Heart" will be shattered.
What about Yu Miaomiao herself?
She didn't know whether man could conquer nature, but a game system, a broken thing that took so many years to produce, wanted to decide her will?
Then she lived 23 years in vain.
Yu Miaomiao hopes that the strong will always be there, especially those who want to go home and not give up, but Iris’ starting point is obviously different from Huabie. All of Iris’ efforts are to be able to go back and spend the last time with her lover.
Collecting text information, identifying and recording it for analysis may be faster, but if it is voice, it may be more troublesome. This is probably the reason why the system unlocks this function so late, to prevent it from being quickly taken out for analysis and use. Yu Miaomiao input a paragraph using voice.
"Meow Meow is not short of water: If this row of trees can change your decision, and you believe so much in this adventure zone, then you can only see the full picture after you truly complete it. If you compare this apocalyptic designer to the sky that determines your fate, you might as well go and see for yourself what that sky really is."
"Iris: You cleared the level? What did you learn? Are there any more text reminders?"
Iris was very perceptive and grasped some information from Yu Miaomiao's ambiguous words.
"Meow Meow is not short of water: Hearing is not believing, seeing is believing. Come on, I wish you to defeat the final boss safely and pass the devil's bend."
"Iris: No, your exploration progress has been improving. You're aiming to climb to the top of the leaderboard, right? If you told me about the Dark Oasis before in exchange for information on other exploration areas, why are you so encouraging me to complete it today?"
Why? Because if Yu Miaomiao couldn't pass the Prank Cave by herself, she also hoped that one more person could find out the truth. After passing the Prank Cave, she felt that she would not only obtain the incognito mode function, but there should be other information.
After a while, she received a reply from Iris.
"Iris: Okay, I understand. I'll go give it a try."
Yu Miaomiao sighed deeply. Surviving in the end times is not only a physical torture, but also a mental and spiritual test.
What she was thinking was that if the apocalypse really didn't want everyone to have an easy life, or even wanted everyone to be wiped out, it could have just sent a natural disaster that no one could withstand, but it didn't. As long as there was room to struggle, there was a chance.
The sun was rising slowly. She had covered the room with black curtains, preventing any light from coming in. With the help of night vision goggles, she slowly approached the cage of the three-headed wolf.
There was also a layer of black curtain covering the cage. There was only the stench of wolf in the cage, and not the expected burnt smell. It seemed that the black curtain could really protect the monster.
She lifted a corner of the cage's black curtain.
There was clearly a human being in the three-headed wolf's sight, but why couldn't it sense the presence of this breath?
And as the curtain rose, a frightening smell of zebra cat emanated from the human. It shrank to the corner of the cage uncertainly, sniffing hard with its nose.
The more it smelled, the more confused it became. It simply buried its three heads and tried to cover them with its tail, hoping to hide from being discovered and prevent a crazy zebra cat from popping out from any corner to torment it.
Yu Miaomiao:?
Am I that scary to monsters?
As long as the wolf is fine, and we keep it alive for another day, and if it is safe at night, Xiaoguai should be able to stay indoors safely.
Yu Miaomiao lowered the curtain, and it was time for her to prepare the supplies to go to the Prank Cave.
“Ding ding.”
"Hua Bie: I was just fighting monsters and didn't have time to reply. Sorry."
There's really no need to be embarrassed about this. Thinking about how the three wolves were afraid of me just now, could it be that in Hua Bie's eyes, I'm also a very ferocious and calculative person?
No... He had clearly seen himself lying on the sand. He shouldn't have looked scary.
Or maybe Hua Bie is just being polite and is really used to replying immediately. Then she will try to reply to him earlier in the future.
"Hanabetsu: What do you want to know about the monster pile problem?"
"Meow Meow is not short of water: You can reply to me when you are safe. I want to know if the monster piles and exploration areas are usually together, and whether there are sandstorms near the monster piles?"
The other party replied quickly this time.
"Hua Bie: It's okay, I'm safe now. They don't necessarily stay together, but there are indeed sandstorms near the monster piles 90% of the time, making it difficult to get close. They can only leave at night when the sandstorms end."
"Meow Meow is not short of water: Among the monsters you have seen, besides the three-headed wolf, mud monster, silver rabbit, plush monster, ice thorn bird, and lizard monster, are there any other monsters?"
"Hua Bie: Yes, but I heard there's another kind, it seems to be a zebra tiger. I haven't seen it, but someone asked me how to kill it, but I ignored it. I heard that monster is very powerful. If you encounter it, you must avoid it."
Yu Miaomiao: Emm, she wants to say that when she encounters this kind of monster, does she just touch it with her hands?
"Meow Meow is not short of water: before the sun rises, they will flee, so where the monsters gather, what can protect them from harm during the day?"
"Hanabie: From what I saw, there were the same vines and black mud as on the card. They were all hiding in the mud. What's going on?"
"Meow Meow is not short of water: Are all the monsters crowded together? But it seems that not every monster is dirty. Is it okay as long as there are vines?"
"Hua Bie: Probably. The scene I saw was a whole field of vines, with monsters crammed underneath. Each vine had many spikes, tightly wrapped around each monster. Those vines didn't look like they could be transplanted. Do you want to kill monsters in the monster pile to improve your ranking in the leaderboard, or do you want to set up this environment to raise monsters...?"
Spikes...entangled.
When Yu Miaomiao thought of this scene, her heart ached. That was how Xiaoguai got the injury on his leg.
But how could he have guessed that I wanted to "raise" it.
"Meow Meow: Uh, do you know where the nearest monster pile is near my base?"
If she couldn't follow Xiaoguai to where it stayed during the day, then the nearest pile of monsters might be where Xiaoguai was imprisoned by vines.
"Huabie: I blew up the monster pile near your base last time... The others I know of are all far away from you."
Exploded.
So Xiaoguai didn't come that night.
Since its original place is gone, it can only hide somewhere farther away. No wonder it has to leave so early every day.
Yu Miaomiao felt more and more pity for the poor zebra cat.
"Meow Meow is not short of water: Do you think that those monsters tied up by vines will die when the sea survival comes?"
"Hua Bie: If the flood comes during the day, as you speculated, the hail melts into the ocean. If we can't breathe underwater, we'll definitely be unable to escape the entanglement and control. However, even without these monsters, others will surely appear. The Apocalypse won't be so kind as to help us solve our problems; they'll only make things more difficult."
Yes, even without these monsters, there would be other monsters, but she only has one little cutie.
"Meow Meow: Thank you. I noticed you've been in the maze forest for quite a while. Please be careful."
"Hanabetsu: Hmm..."
She lifted the black curtain covering the window and listened attentively to the movements in the cage. The three-headed wolf was still alive. It seemed that all she had to do was cover it with the black curtain.
It was just daybreak and the water was rushing out. She walked out of the house, but the scorching sun was so hot that she couldn't open her eyes.
She put on the sunglasses she had purchased, brought the bucket closer to the house, and after putting it there, she wanted to go out and see what was going on outside.
The water on the eaves was still flowing down. There was no water accumulation in the foundation of the house, so it flowed down the slope. The water stains on the metal stairs had long been dried up.
The water had already spread to the last two steps of the stairs. She took off her shoes and walked down. After taking two steps barefoot, she felt her feet getting hot, and she immediately stepped into the sand and water.
The hail had not completely melted yet, and the water under my feet was sometimes warm salt water and sometimes icy cold water. It was a really strange experience.
The iron gate and the iron house were safe and sound, it seems that the iron house can indeed withstand hail.
Walking out of the iron gate and looking at the valley of the hill where I was, I found that a small lake had actually formed.
The lake is turbid with yellow sand mixed in. I don’t know what’s happening to the people living in the low places, and whether the iron houses can be waterproof.
It seems that the ocean survival world is really not far away.
On the way back, she felt her back and head were burning. Even with an umbrella, she couldn't block the sun's scorching heat, so ordinary monsters could not escape the sun's damage at all.
Back in the house, they lifted the black curtain. The three wolves were still huddled together in fear. Upon closer inspection, they saw a few yellow and white spots on their originally green bodies, as if they had recently grown.
Its skin was not burnt, it was the black curtain that worked. What about these spots? Are they the result of the sun shining through the curtain?
After the combat items were almost ready, and she combined the new items in the item synthesis, she was ready to set off for the Prank Cave. It should be close to night when she comes back, and she might not have the chance to deal with this monster anymore.
Now that we know the black curtain works, let’s continue testing whether the most powerful sunscreen can protect the monster’s skin.
If both of these things were useful, she wouldn't have to run to the monster pile to collect those "useful" vines.
Psychologically, she was actually somewhat resistant to the vine. Xiaoguai must have been afraid of vines, so he refused to enter the wooden house. To him, the narrow wooden house was like a prison cell tightly entangled by vines.
Use a long spoon to apply some sunscreen and apply it to the monster through the cage.
Her movements were very slow, and she remained in a dormant state at all times. So even if the three wolves noticed something, they still didn't dare to move because of Xiaoguai's scent.
He applied a thin circle on the shivering three wolves, covering the entire skin except the abdomen. The wolves were going to die that night anyway, so he just needed to verify the results of his experiment.
A good memory is not as good as a bad pen. She used paper and pen to record the spots on the three wolves and observe them again after a while.
There is too little known information about the Mischief Cave, so she must be equipped with enough shields and armor.
It seems her luck is not very good today. After eating the quick fried rice, the intermediate shield she made did not trigger luck.
As soon as I stopped to rest for a while, I heard a system sound.
[System Notice: Congratulations to Hua Bie for becoming the first player to complete the Normal Growth Stage Task (4) and receive the system reward.]
[System Notice: Congratulations to Huabie for becoming the first player to clear the Maze Forest Adventure Zone and receive a system reward.]
ha?
He cleared the level again?
That's too fast.
"Meow Meow is not short of water: Congratulations, congratulations, you are not injured, right?"
"Hanabie: Well, I got a little injured, nothing serious."
"Meow Meow is not short of water: You are really amazing, are you going on an all-night expedition? Although I really want you to stay strong, I hope you also take care of yourself."
Iris was starting to lose her fighting spirit, and she didn't want anyone else to fall.
"Hanabie: Well, have you been to the maze forest? Have you used up that card? If you don't have one, I have another one. Do you need it?"
"Meow Meow is not short of water: I don't plan to go to the maze forest yet. I want to finish exploring the prank cave as soon as possible."
"Hanabie: Prank Cave? Such a dangerous place... Are you sure you want to go now? That place is probably several times more difficult than the Maze Forest. Why don't you consider clearing the Maze Forest first and getting the expedition progress?"
"Meow Meow is not short of water: Have you been to Devil's Bend since then?"
"Hanabie: Devil's Bend? No... After clearing the game, I was eager to go to the Maze Forest. Are you saying you have to go to the Prank Cave because of the information given by Devil's Bend?"
"Meow Meow: Yeah. There are only two and a half days left. I'm worried that after the sea survival comes, these exploration areas will be gone. If I put more energy into exploring the maze forest, I'm afraid there won't be enough time. I might not have the chance to complete the prank again. I have to go first."
At least, the first place is Hua Bie. No one should be faster than him. As long as the first place is not someone else, especially those bad guys, it is enough.
"Hanabetsu: Labyrinth Forest... It's actually not difficult, it's just because the terrain is like a maze. If you've been there once, the second time will be quick."
After hesitating for a long time, Hua Bie finally typed a line of words.
"Huabie: Can I help you through the game?"
Seeing this line of words, Yu Miaomiao was stunned and a blush appeared on her face.
At this time, she realized a little bit that Hua Bie seemed to be... quite... nice to her?
Is it that other people are just so nice...or...
It was already this late, and she still had the time to think about these things. The other party must have said this because they needed to help each other in the end times, just like her, Api, and Lulu.
Seeing that the other party did not reply, Hua Bie immediately sent a message.
"Hanabie: The final treasure chest in the Maze Forest contains a bound [Anti-Fall Airbag]. Based on my experience with the Prank Cave, it's likely used against the Prank Cave. So, I think if you can quickly clear the Maze Forest, it should also be helpful for your subsequent adventures. Of course, how you explore is entirely up to you. I'm not asking anything of you... I hope you don't misunderstand."
"Meow Meow: No, no, I'm not on guard against you or anything. I just don't want to waste your time. After all, there are only two days left, and you should be busy with other things."
"Meow Meow: By the way, you said the main difficulty of the Maze Forest is the maze-like map. If you draw a map for me, can I also pass it quickly?"
She was not ready to accept such kindness from others, but since he said that there was something useful for the prank cave in the final treasure chest, she had to go there at least once.
"Hua Bie: Okay, wait for me, I'll give it to you after I mark it."
"Meow Meow is not short of water: Flowers don't..."
"Hanabetsu: What's wrong?"
"Meow Meow is Not Short of Water: Thank you for your understanding and trust. It's great to know you in this apocalypse."
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